... a better life for the elephants they rescue from being mistreated. Previous to my visit I had ridden on an elephant in Thailand and knew that this had developed as result of logging being banned in 1986 and the elephants finding a new purpose. What I ...

... and deepening sun-tans, we headed out of the village on an afternoon off. The nearby Si Lanna National Park almost touched MaeTaeng, making it a tantalising possibility for a day’s jungle hike. Tom dropped us at the main gate, and we crunched ...

... a damn. This was such a memorable experience, making many friends with the staff at the elephant home who were mostly university students studying tourism or English in Thailand on placement so talking to them everyday helped to improve their ...